Improving Indonesian cinnamon (c. burmannii (Nees & t. nees) Blume) value chains for Greater Farmers Incomes

International Conference on Climate Change: Challenges and Opportunity on Environment Degradation Researches

地球科学;生态环境科学

Menggala, S.R.^1 ; Damme, P.V.^1

Department of Plant Production, Faculty of BioscienceEngineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, Gent 9000, Belgium^1

关键词: Climate change impact;    Future prospects;    International markets;    Product certification;    Quality standard;    Smallholder farmers;    Southeast Asia;    Trade mechanism;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/129/1/012026/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/129/1/012026

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Genus Cinnamomum (Lauraceae) regroups some species whose stem bark are harvested, conditioned and traded as cinnamon in an international market. Over the centuries, the species have been domesticated so that now at least six different ones are grown in Southeast Asia countries. One of the species is Cinnamomum burmannii, also known as Korintje Cinnamon, which generates income for most smallholder farmers in Kerinci district, Jambi, Indonesia. Most cinnamon consumed in the world originates from this Korintje Cinnamon products. It is recognized for its unparalleled quality that comes with its sharp and sweet flavor, with a slightly bitter edge. However, international market requirements for product certification and quality standards make it difficult for a farmer to comply. Our research will address issues related to (improvement of) productivity, sustainability and value chains faced by cinnamon producers in Kerinci, to strengthen their product's value chains. Smallholder farmers are very vulnerable to climate change impacts, and thus empowering the value chains of agricultural products will increase farmers resilience to climate change. The research will analyze the development of agricultural value chains, certification & standards on trade mechanism to help farmers earn a better income and future prospects.